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Arbitration the Thcma In the Uppo
House of Congress.
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Srnnlnr Slicriimn Arcin-M Hint Hi
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WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Tlio session o
the senate today developed three dutlni
V scncntlons. Most Important of these wa
the presentation by Senator Sherman of
communication by Sonar HodcrlKUcz. th
roprroculatlvo of the Greater Republic o
Central America ( Including Nicaragua ) , I
effect protesting against tlu execution o
the Nlear.iKUan canal project by ttio Unite
State.i , tinder the concession granted In 1S7
to the Nlcarnguan Canal company. An th
'bill ' for this purpose was about to be vote
upon by the senate , the appearance ol th
letter created consternation among It
friends. Mr. Morgan , Its chief supporter , n
once declared the letter \vnn Inspired b
Great llrltaln , who Bought to drlvo th
United State * from the Isthmus by u.ilni
the Central Americas .is a catnpaw. Ha as
flcrtud Minister llodcrlgucz had come her
to execute such a plan nntl It waa an oj > ei
threat against American control of the ca
ual. The debate was very earnest and th
letter made a profound Impression on th
senators. Senator Vllns declared It struct
A deathblow to the canal project proposcc
by the pending bill.
Hartlcr In the day the senate unexpected ! )
found Itself discussing the now Anglo-Amcr
IfuM treaties. While the treaty Itself lint
been released , all dlacimnlon of It In re
strlcted to executive swisloiia. N'otwlth
etandlng Ihla rule , the ONpreF.Hlon.-i wvro ful
from Messrs. .Sherman , Gray , Cnllom , Lodge
Hoar and others. The statements of these
senators wcro uniformly favorable- tin
hlgh principle of the treaty , the only eiunl
Illcntlon being that It honld receive mature
) and dispassionate consideration.
Shortly nfter the sr.sslon began Mr. Turpl <
. caused a preliminary llnrry by criticizing thi
reported agreement bctwren Mr. Olnpy nm
Mr. Sherman , by which no nctlor
waa to bo taken CA to Cuba be
lore March 4. Mr. Sherman em
phatically denied that any such agree
ment had been made and added he had not
lad a word with Mr. Olncy In that direction
Mr. Turplo gave notice of n ppecch on the
Cameron Cuban resolution on Monday. Thrsc
three Incidents relating to current forclgt
que.itlons made- the day's wcsslon one of the
most eventful In years.
TWU'IB TALKS.
. Mr. Turplo said he would or
% Monday next call up the pending Cameron
1 resolution , for the recognition of the Inde
pendence of Cuba , for the purpose of making
some remarks. About thrco weeks ngo , lie
proceeded , there appeared a formal utterance
from the secretary of state In the news
papers relative to .tho Cuban resolution. At
that time there was no resolution before
the senate. Under such clrcuniflUnctf ) the
socrct.iry's uttcranco was obiter dictum ol
the most ri-do , most swift , most voluntary
character. It recalled the schoolmaster ol
nntlqulty who caused a whole audience to
trumblo with a threat of future , displeasure.
nut the senate might have p&tised this by.
> Today , however , continued Mr. Turplo , a
publication appeared In the newspapers
which had apparently become the luc aon-
Kere between the State department and con-
KrcHs , nnd messengers which the senators
did not disparage , to the effect that a com
pact had been entered Into between the
secretary of state and the new premier ( Mr.
Sherman ) by which there was to be no fur
ther action on Cuba during the present ad
ministration.
"Allow mo to say , " proceeded Mr. Turplo
that I regard such a course ns a violation ol
the comity existing between the legislative
and executive branches of the government.
It has boon done only once before , when Mr.
Canning "
Mr. Sherman arose at ( his moment , whlla
Mr. Turplo'8 reference to the Canning Inci
dent was unfinished , and said : "If the
senator reforn lo a publication today , I will
say there U not the slightest warrant foi
the statement made. I have not hail a word
with Mr. Olnoy on that subject and there
has been no mention or ac I'nderstnndliis or
agreement. "
Mr. Turplo said ho was glad to ncvpt this
dlsavon-el. hut ho felt the sonuto should do
Bcmcthlng to dlsslp.ito such reports.
"Whatever the difference may be as to
the recognition of tht > Independence of Cuba , "
continued Mr. Turplo , "I think every sena
tor hero favo.-'d the Independence of the
senate. "
DISCUSS ARnrrnvnoN TKRATY.
This sentence had hardly been concluded
when It was followed by a genuine sensa
tion In the form of a discussion of the now
Anglo-American peace treaty , notwithstand
ing the rule of referring to treaties only In
executive session. It brought out state
ments from Mr. Shermau , Mr. Cnllom. Mr.
LodKo and Mr. Gray , members of the com-
. mlttco on foreign relations , and from many
L other senators.
Y Mr. Hoar precipitated the discussion. In
* lirciicntlng n petition from a chamber of
commerce , favoring the speedy ratification
of the treaty , the Massachusetts senator
added some observations on the public
pressure on the Benata A great many
prominent men and oragnlzatlons wer > j
telograpliliiB and writing to him urging Im
mediate action on the treaty.
"I , suppose there Is no rhan In this body , "
proceeded Mr. Hoar , "who does not hall
ns one of the great events of the century
the conclusion of this treaty. Hut It
hould not bo forgotten that the treaty Is
mot an accomplished fact until the senate
has examined and passed upon It. " The
conatc hail not yet acted and In
Ills judgment It was diplomacy to
bavo the heated utterances directed
to senators telling them what to do made
public. What If It should turn out that there
. was a hidden advantage to England or some
disadvantage to the United States In the
treaty which both parties would correct. In
that case , when Mr. Olney suggested a change
iwas It wtoo to arm Lord Salisbury with the
reply that the American public had ex
pressed Its opinion favorable to the treaty
s It was. "Whileno man Is moro desirous
than myself to see the era of 'peace on earth
and good will towards men , ' " added Mr.
Jloar , "yet I wish to enter my protest against
the meddling with the serious duty of sena
tors , either by sermons or by professors' lec
tures. "
TIMK TO SETTLE PEACEFULLY ,
lly this time the galleries had filled , sena
tors had come In from the cloak rooms , and
there was Intense Interest In the discussion.
Mr. Sherman said there was Interest In
Ills utato , In vlow of his early entry to the
liead of the State department from lilu
vreiacnt position as chairman on foreign
relations. "Xo one Is more ready than my-
eclf. " * ald Mr. Sherman , "tocongratulate
tliu country on the great achievement of con
cluding this treaty of arbitration. The
time has como when the nations of the
world should turn their attention to the
BtUlomenl of difference by peaceful
methods Instead of a resort to war. "
At the same time , Mr. Sherman said ,
the treaty was ono Involving such grave
coiiPldcratloiui that It should have the most
uucful , mature * nnd dispassionate considera
tion. That was the present purpose of ( he
committee on foreign relations and the
members of that committee wcro able to
take up the treaty and consider It article by
nrtlclo with the greatest care. "It would
not be proper , " nald Mr. Sherman , "for mete
to say what the result would be , even If
. a know , nut It 1s certain that the com-
1 < > mlttco will proceed with all speed com
patible with the Interests Involved. There
U no purpose to postpone or delay action , "
"About how long ! ms the consideration of
the mibject proceeded between the secretary
of state and Lord Salisbury ? " Inquired Mr.
.Allison , republican of Iowa.
"Certainly for a year. If not longer , " nn-
nwered Mr. Sherman , "Mr , Oresham took an
active part In the early negotiations. " Mr ,
tilieriiinn further explained that tbo question
tmd been up before. Mr. Gladstone' had made
D speech on It In the House of Commons
) twenty-five years , ago. A delegation came
from England ten years ago bearing a request
from A majority of the luciubora of Parlia
favorable to ai Miration. The
tluii wan entertained In Ilrwlon and thtr
was a favorable responselo their cffor
throughout thirl country.
QUAY QUESTIONS HOAIl.
Mr. Gray , dcinocrnl of Delaware , a mem
bcr of the foreign relations coininltlce. eatm
Into the dlseusilon at this point. " \Vlia
are wo going to do about It ? " ho nuked Mr
Hoar.
"I do not know that the public Interest li
thin subject Is misdirected or that wo cat
abuto It , An Indifference on the part o
the public might lie fur moro serious thai
zeal , JltlioiiK'h nn Intcmperatn zeal m.iy nebo
bo the wisest count * . Hut we ns senator
cannot restrain the sent even If It be Intern
perato r.caof \ Iho public ; so what are wi
going lo do nbout It ? "
"I miftwer the senator , " responded Mr
Hoar , "that wo should first point to thi
many welt meanlni ; men who address thi
senate asking precipitate nrtl-n , lhal II li
unwise to urge the senate to nn unusua
course , and ( his would bo .10 apparent t <
them thai Ihcy would desist. "
Mr , Cnllom , republican of Illinois , anothci
member of Hie commutes on foreign affairs
followed Mr. drny. "I only want to s.\j
ono word bp began , "and that U In accon
with the statement by the chairman of thi
committee on foreign relations. The trcalj
has , been before It only a short while , 1
think now there have been three meeting
of Iho committee Hlncc It rnme In nnd tin
Irculy wn3 read al the first meeting of tin
committee and laid over until the secom'
mcctlriK. Sonic members of the committee
wcro not present at the second meeting ani
It went over to another meeting. There
has certainly been no disposition whatevei
on the part of the committee on foreign
relations to delay the treaty for a moment
after Iho members of fhc committee were
satisfied It was the proper thing to do Ir
rallfy It or report favorably. Hut I wanted
to say especially that In this rountry It docs
not appear to be a unanimous opinion that
the treaty should be ratified as It Is at pres
ent. In letters-from prominent gentlemen
from my state ihls morning , u part of them
were In favor of Immediate action favorable
upon the treaty. Others were opposed to
the trealy.
"So It docs not scrmi to me that It Is an
unreasonable thing for the committee on
foreign relations to take such time as Ihcy
deem necessary for Iho consideration of the
tre-aty before it comes into the senate. ' . Sc
far as I am concerned I believe In the gen
eral proposition , but I nm unwilling to vote
for n treaty that Is so extensive In Its scope
as that Is until I feel certain myself that
I am doing a thing that Is In the Interest
of the American people as well as the world.
All I desire Is to bo certain bcforo wo act
favorably upon It thai 11 Is not tying us
up In such a way that wo may find It here
after to be Romolhlng we did not expect wo
were doing whim wo did It. When I am
sallsfled on that point I am ready to vote
for it , hut not before that. "
LODGE JS GRATIFIED.
Mr. Lodge , also of the foreign relations
committee , expressed gratification that his
colleague , Mr. Hoar , had given expression to
his thoughts upon the subject of the arbitra
tion treaty , as Ihere was evldcnlly much
misapprehension lo the effect that the com-
mlltco had been guilty of unnecessary delay
In considering the treaty. This was dis
tinctly untrue. On the contrary , the com-
mltlco had exercised Iho utmost possible
expedition In considering Iho treaty when
Its vast Importance was taken Inlo consldera-
llon. It would bo of no service to the cause
of arbitration to make a treaty that would
develop causes of disagreement.
Mr. Hawlcy , republican of Connecticut ,
said ho had been a little surprised to hear
of the prevalence of an opinion that the
United States or the senate at least Is not
friendly to arbitration and to peace.
Mr. Sowall wanted the commlltce to take
all the time necessary to consider the dell-
cato questions Involved In Iho treaty as ho
for ono did not feel disposed to vote upon It
until he secured all the light Ihat It was
possible to obtain.
Mr. Stewart , populist of Nevada , brought
the debate to a crisis by his speech. A num.
bcr of scnatora had been moving anxiously
In Ihclr seats since Ilm debale opened. They
evidently fell that the mailer belonged only
to the seclusion of executive session. Other
nenators refrained from entering upon any
details as to the merits of the treaty. Mr.
Stewart began by saying there was no oc
casion for apology lo the public for any ap
parent delay. A mailer of such vast Impor
tance as a. general arbitration trealy should
bo given all the time necessary ito consider
Its every detail. This was especially true ,
to the senator's mind , In dealing with any
question In which Great Hrltnln WM In
volved. Wo are , ho said , not on equal terms
with England In entering upon an interna
tional agreement of the character of the ono
under consideration , or for that matter on
any subject.
Ha said England would In this Instance
have a vast advantage over the United States
In the selection of an umpire as provided In
the. trealy for Iho reason that Europe , being
a family of stales , and their sovcrelgna
united by blood , 11 was Impossible lo llnd
ono whose asosclallons and predilections
would not bo prejudicial lo the Interests of
Iho Unlled Slalta In arbitration over which
homight bo called to preside. For this
reason ho did not believe America , Isolated
as she Is among the nations , should cuter
upon an agreement tor the arbitration of
disputes. Ho did not believe a court could
be formed In a way that would do justice to
this country.
THINKS IT CHIMERICAL.
The senator declared It to be chimerical
to talk of a trealy for the settlement of all
differences arising between two countries re
lated to each other as are Great Britain and
the United Stales.
"Wo have them , " he said , "on all sides ,
north and south. "
As long as England continued to extend
her formications from Halifax south on the
Atlantic coast and on the Pacific coast , It
did not behoove this nation to enter uny
entangling relations that would prcvpni
prompt action on the part of this country
In ease mich action should prove wise or ex
pedient. Under the lerms of Ihe treaty It
would take a year or two to get any ques
tion ot territorial significance before the
proposed tribunal. In Ihe meantime- Great
lirltaln. In her usual style , would lake pos
session of the disputed territory , while the
United States stood aloof to wait upon the
International court. Questions of this char
acter wcro liable to arise on our Alaskan
boundary and also the Ijthmus of I'anama ;
"questions which , " he said , "arc of sulllcicnt
magnitude to demand from us Iho utmost
care in our consideration of this document. "
It was at this point that Senator Morgan ,
who had been In conference with other mem
bers of the committee on foreign relations ,
broke In upon the Nevada senalor to remind
111 m that he was touching upon the executive
functions of the senate. Mr. Stewart there-
tore desisted. Ho did not suspend without
i closing wUh to the effect thai ho hoped
| ) lenly of time would bo taken to prevent
this country's losing everything.
The military academy bill was then taken
up. This caused some discussion , which
: oiillnucd until 2 o'clock , when the Nicara
gua canal bill was taken up. Mr. Sherman
: rcatcd quite a sensation by presenting and
invlng read a communication from the mln-
Jtcr ot Iho Greater Republic of America to
: he secretary of slale , which had been trans
iiltlcd by Secretary Olncy. The communl
: alton criticised the pending Nicaragua canal
Jill In various particulars and pointed out
: crtaln objects which. In his opinion , would
endcr them nugatory.
As soon es the communication had been
cad Mr , Morgan took the lloor. He said the
omniunlcallon had como bcforo the senate
n proper form , because It cnmo through the
State dcpartmcnl. but the senate had no
< nowlcdgo who the signer was ; had no
{ nowlcdgo olllclally ot the existence of the
Greater Republic.
"Mr. Roderlgucz Li the accredited repre-
icntatlvo hero of that republic , " Interrupted
dr. Sherman.
"I understand , " replied Mr. Morgan , "that
10 has been received and bowed Into the
llplpmaUc corps , but this la our flint
cnowlcdgo that such a government exists , "
MORGAN IS EMPHATIC.
Mr. Morgan said the ItrltUh o-nvornracnt
ras Interested In counteracting the purpose *
if the United Stairs ivs lo Nicaragua , He
mil ao expressed his conviction to the sec-
otary of state. Ilrltlsh railway lined had
i en established across the Isthmus for the
llstlnct purpose of securing e > xcluilvo eon-
rol of the Isthmus communication. This
icllcf was confirmed by recent developments ,
Turning to the letler from Minister Rod
rlgue % Iho senator exclaimed : "Great llrlt-
iln la iisliis that diet as a catsjmw for the
nirposo of driving UB out of the Isthmus.
That 1 a serious ttatotncnt , but I make It
' ! : rately m the t'nUod StnlM senate an
, t dcmand.1 an answer , "
lulling hli right hand. Mr , M rga
'jrouxht It down with rrjolmdlnR force o
he desk , and added ; ' 'That answer tnuat b
ghen before there U any ratification c
Ms new arbitration treaty. "
Mr , Morgan said that It was an umisu.i
thing that the minister of this new rcpubll
should tend tnch a ccmmunlcatlon. 1
these government * d wired to forfeit an
ronctMlons they should do It , nnd then Ih
American congrrsn woul 1 determine If thcr
had been a violation of contract right
given to American citizens. "
Mr. Halo Interposed the suggestion lha
Minister Rodcrlgucz'fl letter scorned to rate
a grave question as lo whether the mcarur
under consideration could proceed. W'he-ihe
this could be explained away or not he wa
not able to cay , but ho asked Mr. Morgan. I :
charge of the bill , as to the status since th
presentation of this letter.
Other ( senators Interposed questions , an
lntcn c Interest was shown In the prescnc
of the unexpected letter. Scnatoro Davit
llrlco ami others gathered around Mr. Gray'
dctk and took turns In reading the minis
tcr's letter. Mr. White asked If there wa
a minister from Nicaragua. Mr. Morgan ex
plained the diplomatic status , and then dc
dared with emphasis : "This Is an Imperil
iicnt Intrusion , thrust In our face , while th
senate k seeking- - deal with the Icthmlai
question. "
Mr. Morgan favored making Nlcaragu :
Ilvei up to her contract and concessions
Until lately she had favored America !
construction cf the canal. And yet svo come
here , with two other Central American coun
Irlcs , and raises objections , which , If hcli
to be good , would end the prospect of Amorl
can control of the Nlcaraguan canal. Tin
American people would not quietly give u |
the right to control that great waterway
whatever clamor may bo raised .for a peac <
treaty with Great Ilrltaln.jThe presentation
of this letter , coming from the wcretary estate
state meant that the president of the Unite *
Slates had determined that the pcndlm
Nlcaraguan canal bill was not lo bo allowci
lo pass. That waa a remarkable threat , nm
yet It was so In line with previous executive
action that Mr. Morgan said ho felt qulti
prepared for the Inlerfcrcnce.
Mr. While , democral of California , sug
gested that Ihe lalter had been sent b ;
the secretary of state to the commllleo 01
foreign rclallons for Its private Informa
tlon , and the chairman ( Mr. Sherman ) hai
underlakcn to make It public In the senate
Xlr. Morgan said Ihe real cause for Ihj
appearance of IhU Roderlgucz lelter wa
that It proposed a renewal of the Frellng
huysen-Savlila treaty , by which we wen
to pay Nicaragua $1,000,000.
"Does Nicaragua wish to handle tha
$4,000,0007" Inquired Mr. Morgan , suggest
ivcly. The senator believed this was tin
real motive for the appearance of the let
lor. "Let thla mlnlatcr send that stale
ment back to his government , " cxclalmci
Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan referred to the position o
Mr. Sherman as to trcalles affecllng tin
canal.
"I will say , " Interjected Mr. Sherman
"that I favor the Nlcaraguan canal. "
Mr. 'Morgan ' said the loiter of Mr. Rod
crlguez waa In effect a notice to the eenati
not to pass the Nlcaraguan canal bill
With Ihla threat "flouted In our faces , " am
the Anglo-American treaty standing ahcai
of us , the United Stales scnalc might ai
well clcso Its work and surrender Its func
tlons an to accept Iho views of this mlnlstci
c.bout whom the senate known nothing.
Mr. Hale Insisted that the mlnlstcr'a pro
jcct waa of the gravest consequence. 1'ro
cecdlng , Mr. 'Morgan said It was regrettable
that senators were- under such contcmp
from the president that they were not In
formed cs to the circumstances of Mr
Rodcrlgucz's recognition. Hut Iho scnali
was In such a humiliating position that thi
president gave It no Information as to till ;
Important question. The entire plan o
building the canal might as well bo aban
doned If this threat from Mr. Roderlguc ;
was heeded. Would the next step bo le
rallfy a * treaty which further hedged ant
protecleil Great Hrltnln ? That might satlsfj
some gentlemen who liked foreign lltle
and decorations and aristocracy , but It dli
not suit him , and ho would not approve It
"Why haa Nicaragua como In at the lasi
hour , just as the bill Is about to pars ? '
asked 'Mr. Morgan. "It Is because she ha :
some strong power standing behind her. "
He said this was a sorloua moment Ir
the Hcnatc. ft was being tendered "t
halter" with which to hang Itself for at leasl
flvo years. The United States had elooi
by sllenlly while Iho Hrltlsh occupied Cor
rlnto. 'And now this proposition of black'
mall was presented , which threatened to destroy
stroy Iho bill. Ho expected and awaited c
motion to recommit the bill.
Mr. Hale felt the word "blackmail" was 111
chosen , and that Nicaragua's motlvca were
not open to such Insinuations.
Tlis subject was laid aside temporarily te
receive two messages from the president , one
a veto to the bill relative to Judicial dis
tricts In Texas , and the oilier submltllng o
list of Cuban claims , in accordance with a
resolution the senate calling for Informa
tion.
Returning to the Nicaragua canal debate ) ,
Sir. Vllas said the communication from the
minister of a friendly power had dealt u
deathblow to the pending canal bill. The
senator paid a high trlbulo lo the Central
American stales , and severely crtlclscd the
statement that "blackmail" was Implied by
the communication Just presented.
A motion by Mr. Danlnl , democrat of Vir
ginia , that when tha senate adjourn It be
until Monday , developed the absence of a
quorum and the senate at 4:45 : p. m. ad
journed until tomorrow.
AT VAIUAXCU WITH THE CAHIXKT.
Si-nor KfiiU'rlKiifM I'olntN Out
III ( lie .Mi'iiriiKiill Ciiiinl IIIIIN.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The document
ivhlch formed the basis of Senator Morgan's
remarks In the senate on the Nicaragua
: onal loday was a communication from
3enor J. D. Roderlgucz , minister of the
jreater Republic of Central America. It
ivqs a typewritten paper of several pages ,
lated at the Greater Republic's legation
loadquarters In this city January 15 , 1897.
It was presented to the senate by Senator
Sherman ns chairman of Iho committee on
'orelgn relations , having been forwarded
, o him by Secretary Olney.
Senor Roderlguez opens his communlca-
: lon by saying that "as several bills rela-
: lvo to the construction of an Intcroceanlc
: anal through Nicaragua have been for some
.lino pending before both houses of congress ,
ils government recently Instructed him to
) xamlno them and to make , under certain
conditions , suitable- representations to tbo
lecrotary of stale. "
Ho says ho has accordingly examined the
, -arlous bills and flnds that they are al
variance In mailers of detail with the stipu-
atlona of the contract of April 24 , 18S7 ,
mtwccn Nicaragua and Iho canal company.
lo then calls attention to the fact Ibat Iho
vlghllt article ofi that contract provides that
ho concession snail not no transferable
o governments or to foreign powers , and
hat article fifty-three provides Ibat any
ontravcnllon of -stipulation shall entail
L forfeiture of the contract. Ho asserts that
ho bills bcforo congress effect a transfer
o the government of the United Stales ,
naking this government absolute owner.
le also points out other facts which are , ho
aysrat variance with the contract , and pro-
iccds lo say :
"Among the benefits which Nicaragua ro-
alns to herself Is C per cent of the shares ,
tends , certificates or such other obligations
s tha company may Issue with a vlow to
nlslnK capital. Now , notwllhstnndlng the
act that the company has made several la
nes , It has not fulflllr-d Its obligations , and
s the bills say nothing on this particular
olnt , these securities would probably cither
e losl In the new form of enterprise or
, -ould bo liable to troublcuomo and tedious
itlgallon. Two of the bills In question luivo
Iready been reporled by a com-
illlee , so that they may finally
xcludo the others. Nothing , how-
ver. ls established In them with regard
3 the sharer ) that would belong to NIc-
ragua ; and It might happen , owing to
Ills , that Nicaragua would get none at all ,
f the company wcro to Iwuo $100,000,000
r $150,000,000 worth of bomta In order to
icot the cost of the work , which bonds
ould tmvo to bo considered as capital ere
o left by contract. Nicaragua will bo en-
itled to li per cent by virtue of ( stipulation ;
ut the bills leave no door open to auch
possibility , nor do they allow her any
artlcipatlon In the Issue which la to bo
lade In order to pay for the work already
one. "
Senor Roderlgucz then calls attention tu
10 fact that the contract obligate * ! the corn-
lotion of the canal within thrco yuan and
iya : "That term expired a long tltue ago ,
but Iho company , nrinlthntandlng the nice
CUM ; ' . soVirltitlnn. "i's made no prctens
of meeting that oMlk'itlVm or adjusting th
compensation which * It ought to pay to b
dlKchargod theiefroKL , , , . . The bills wtablU ;
nothing on this c-ther pftjnt and Nicaragua'
right * In this mailer tnUiht thus be nnmillr
In contcqucnco of ithnlr silence. Hy Hi
plan .Involved In the .now form which th
bills devise for th ciircrprlse. the prcacn
company Is extlnguls1iVT ( lnd nothing remain
of It In Its relatiansuwlth the onlerprls
civo the shadow of nj personality re-prescnte. .
by a vote In the boarM of eleven dlrcctori
\\hlb In It * relations' \vuli Nicaragua It ma ;
always claim full personality as the holde
of the concession , although having none o
the mrfipo necessary ) ri enable It to nice
Its oullcailon. .
"Finally II Is to UP ybscrved that. whll <
the bills contravene nnd ' * et at naught stipu
latloua of the contract , they do not cttati
whether the remaining onto still rcmali
In force or not , although among these latter
tor there are very many which are of in
great Importance lo Nicaragua In purlieu
lar. and to Central America In general. "
Mr. KndcrlRUoz s.iys lu < docu not qura
tlon Iho good faith of the author ? of ( hi
various bills , and adds that ho U Impellci
to the coureu which ho is pursuing will
the hope of protecting just rights. Tin
document closes In Ihe following words :
"It seems evident that the company Is un
able to raise money lo fulfill Its contracl
unless the United States government fur
nishes It therewith and since that contracl
excludes Iho possibility of attaining thai
result the undersigned having been dulj
authorized so to do proposes to his excel.
lency , the secrelnry of slate , Ihat the twe
governments , relying upon the favorable dis
position of the government shall come lo s
strict understanding on the subject on the
basis of the Savllla-Frcllnghuyscn trcaly ,
with such modifications as may be agrccil
upon , nnd endeavor to reach a just arrange
ment with the Maritime Canal company ol
Nicaragua , so It may renounce a concession
whoso conditions It Is unable to fulfill. "
: THI ; I'ltKsiiiKvrs vi-vro
HOIINC 1'llhHCH tilt * HIM MllUllIK ItIM *
.Itiillrlnl nlHlrlfl In TOMIH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. General Simon
Bollver Huckr.er of Kentucky , the gold-aland-
ard dcmocrallc candldalc lor vice president
nt the late election , occupied a scat In the
rcscrvjd gallery when the house met loday.
Ex-CongretPinan Hynum of Indiana , whc
was chairman of Ihe committee which con
ducted the campaign of the Palmer and
Ilucknor ticket , was on the Moor.
On motion of Mr. D.ilzell , republican ot
Pennsylvania , the house decided at the close
of the Hesslon today to adjourn over until
Monday.
A Joint resolution for Iho distribution ot
the maps and atlases of the geological sur
vey was adopted. A bill was passed to grant
a right of way through the Indian Terri
tory to the Galvcston & Great Northern ! rail
way.
way.Mr.
Mr. Cooper , democrat of Texas , then called
up the bill recently vetoed by Ihe prcaldcnl
lo establish a new division of the eastern
judicial district of Texas nnd to provide for
holding court at Beaumont. He moved Ita
passage , the veto of the president notwith
standing.
He explained the nocesslllcs which existed
for the enactment of the measure. Ho said
Iho first objection to thi > bill ho had over
heard of came from the president. Ho re
counted , as ho said , with some humiliation ,
Ihat ho had several times called upon Mr.
Cleveland to present the reasons why II
should bo signed or lo mcel any objecllons
which the president , might raise , but he had
been denied admission to Mr. Cleveland. On
the occasion of his list { 'visit , he said , ho had
been Informed by Private- Secretary Thurbcr
that It would bo useless for him to see the
president , as Mr. .Cleveland had already
made up his mind lo veto the bill.
Mr. Coopers' remarks about his Inability
to get access to Mr. Cleveland drew from
Mr. Grosvenor a half humorous , half sar
castic commenlary updii Ihe obstacles which
liodged the will to house. Mr. Grosvenor said
It surprised him to' hear1 that at any time
within the past threb years any self-respect
ing representative of a rcspcctablo constitu
ency would even make 'application at the
whlto house. Three years ago the present
occupant of the white house had been repre
sented as having Igsuefd an order that no
senator or representative should present him
self In person until 'lie bowed at the sent of
the private secretary "arid communicated to
that august .personage ) , 'his ' desires andrc- _
celvcd the sanction of that person.
Mr. Grosvenor recalled the fact that when
that order was Issued ono of the representa
tives of an Ohio cohstlluency swore he would
never again seek to see the president of the
United States. "And ho never did , " contin
ued Mr. Grosvenor. "And I deslro to say
that my constituency never commissioned
mo to percolale my business with the execu
tive through the clay of n privatesecrelary. .
It now appears that the president has made
a mistake. It Is unfortunate thai ho ex
cludes mouthers of congress and fences - himself
self about with a skirmish line of such mod
erate capacity. I am sorry these remarks
are made too lale to do any good. They
should have been made several years ago. "
"Do you think Iho next occupant of the
whlto house will do better ? " asked Mr. Ual-
zell. quizzically.
"I can't speak for the next administration. "
replied Mr. Grosvcnor. smilingly. "I can
only express the hope that never again will
an administration refuse ready access to the
representallves of Iho people. The people are
greater than any executive. " ( Applause. )
The vote was then taken. Two-thirds hav-
ng voted In the affirmative. 144 to 68 , Ihe
bill was passed over Iho velo of the presi
dent.
dent.A
A bin to pay Wlllllam Huckmaster , suc
cessor of Murphy & Co. In Iho Fullon Iron
vorks , $22,3SG for building the machinery of
ho war ship Otscgo In 1SC2 , was defeated , -1C
o 77.
The bill granting pensions to the survivors
of Grant's battalion of Arkansas voluntcern
vho served In the Mexican war , and their
vldows. waa oasscJ.
A pension bill , giving the widow of General
Green Clay Smith of Washington $50 n
iionth ; bills pensioning Isabella Morrow , the
vldow of Colonel Morrow , nt $75 ; the widow
of General George J. Leet at $25 , were
passed , and nt t > o'clock the house took a
recess until S u. m.
MSCUSS l > Afll'-IU ! CAII1 < E 1MIOJKCT.
IOIIH ! Coiiiiiittti'i : ( ilvt'jt ( SerlniHi'r
Company a lloiirliiur.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. James L. Scrlm-
er nnd Edmund L. Baylies were > before the
louse committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce today In the Interest of the Pacific
Cable company of New York. They both
rgucdj upon the merlte ot the ScrlmAcr bill
ver the Spaldlng bill. M' . Scrimscr staled
hal his company woi'id want elghleen
nonths after the passage of the bill to com-
lete the cabk > to Japan.
Mr. Patterson of Tennessee paid It had
icon charged that the Scrlmser company
vas In sympathy 'with or had connection
vlth England and English Interests. Mr.
Scrimscr said Ihat ofcourse his company
vould expect to do English business , and
dr. Patlcrson said Ihcru should bo Inserted
n the bill a provision tllat the cable company
hould not como undbr British Influence. Mr.
crlnmer referred to the- Statement that Japan
vanted no other cablo'cunncctlon , and said
L was ridiculous. ' Ho also said that In
Zhlna and Japan telegraph lines were de-
icndent upon and controlled by tbo Russian
ncs. The Spaldlng1" company , he said ,
ould build the line to Hawaii and stop. Ho
aid Iho line lo Japan would i.avo Iho people
f that country moral than $1,000,000 In tolls ,
nil It was ridlculonsitoimy that the Japanese
anted no cable. > "
"The Janancse , " ho enlfl , "aro flocking Into
( await now. This country Is going to have
contest with the Japiuic-se or some other
ewer to control Hawaii. It Is r.ccces.iry to
lave a cable line chcro as soon as possible. "
dr. Scrlm.icr did not like the Idea of leaving
ho imtlcr of eon tratt'frith the pojtmnutei-
; oncral. "Tho present postmaster general
vlll not liavetlmo to act , and wo don't want
o know who the new postmaster gcnural Is
ir what ho will do , "
Ono of the members of the committee.
urncd lo Mr. Sherman of Now York , who
u a member of the house interstate and
nteU-n commerce committee , and asked
ilm If ho could not be depended upon to do
ho right thing. This lltllo reference to Mr.
Ihurman as a possiblepostmaslcr general
aused a tiller at his end of Iho room. The
ilsctiulon among mcmborti of the committee
luvcloped that there Is yet a wldo difference
if opinion om the subject of thu cable.
ISIIlH Aiii-iivnl | | li > - UK1'rixlilrnt. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. The prewl-
cut has approved the following bills : To
Tovldo for the erection of a government
at the Tennessee Centennial expool.
lion , without ndverllilng for proposals ; con
aiming the law in reference to the * Award o
llfc-ru'liiR modal * , so that these modata ma ;
be awarded to pr-rmns not membwrs of life
saving crewa , and for exertions clscwhcn
than adjacent to llfc-nnvlni ; elation.
Order to Vnpntc l.nmlx.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Secretary Fran
cis ha.i Isstuvl nn order that all claimants
lo cltlzen hlp In the flvo civilized tribes ol
the Indian Territory , whoso applications
were rejected by the I > awcs commission , nnd
who failed to appeal to the United Stales
courts within sixty days of rejection , and all
non-citizens who did not apply for citizen-
chip and who are now occupying lands be
longing lo the live tribes shall vacate these
lands of the tribes by February 0 , next.
This action affects a host of people through
out the tcrrllory , many of whom arc pre
paring to plani nnd grow crops.
IHNIICN n l.oltrrjOrtlrr ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The Poslofrtee
department has Issued n lottery order against
the Southern Mutual Investment company
at Cincinnati and Louisville. The following
nro named as Its officers : Dr. A. P. Taylor ,
president ; F. II. Norton , vice president ; T.
II. Hoover , secretary ; J. M. Graves , treas
urer ; William J. Hogrlevcr , general man
ager.
JVIT for llrulicn IlnnU.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. The comptroller
ot the currency has appointed Robert A.
Courtney receiver of the German National
bank nt Louisville , Ky.
( oiiillllon if ( hiTrt'iiHtiry. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Today's slate-
moiil of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , J228.C31.S24 ; gold re
serve , ? H3,182.7ri3.
KriinelN ( Jm-N to SI. I.mil * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. Secretary Fran
cis left tonlghl for SI. Louis , whither he la
called by the Illncwlof his mother.
jn SoHlc ffiJ i iS JStSi ri&sSii'C
| j Sojtth Omaha Nsws .
KKSPvi
Work nt the government microscopical de
partment has Increased so rapidly within
the past few wecka that additional mlcro-
scoplats have been sent up from Kansas City
to help out the present force. A week or
two ago two young women wcro sent up from
the city on Ihe Kaw , and ycslerday Iwo
moro nrrlved.
Just why selection of women from Ibis clly
nnd Omaha were not made Instead of Im
porting help Is a question Ihat has been
asked the government olllclals here. Such
orders come from the headquarters of the
department at Washington , nnd no ono at
this station ran satlsfaclorlly answer Ihe
question. All thai Is known here Li lhal
Ihe young women were direcled to come to
South Omnha and rcporl for duty and Ihcy
have done so. The position Is a good one ,
ami many Omaha women would be glad of
the chance to draw ? GO u month for clghl
hours work.
Very likely Iho attention of the depart
ment will bo called to Ihla discrimination
agalnsl Omaha and South Omaha labor , as
u prominent politician asserted yesterday
that ho would write Congressman Mercer
In regard to the mailer.
Patfiiteil a SlocU Car.
J. H. Smiley of Iho Union Rendering
works and W. B. Check , local live slock
agcill of the Burlington , have patented a
stock car which they claim will prevent
cattle from being bruised while In transt.
A model of the car Is now being built In
this clly , and It Is the Intention of the In
ventors to place It on exhibition at the
TratismlfsUalppI Exposition. The car Is six
indicts wider Inside , and a few Inches higher
than any stock car now In use. Doors have
been placed at each end of the car , while oit
the sides runs a spring rubbing board , which
Is Intended to protect stock from being
bruised when running around a curve or
over a rough portion of the road.
Several Improvements over ordinary stock
cars have been made , but the rubbing board
Is the feature of the new car. Very often
stock arrives at this market badly bruised
from being thrown : forcibly against the sides
or1 end ot a car , and the Inventors of the
rubbing 'board ' assert that stock shipped In
their cam cannot bo bruised.
Only Forty Dollnrn to Ilnlfte.
Yesterday W. U. Cheek collected $20 at
the Exchange , which he handed -to Treas
urer Christie- bo placed In the fund now
being raised by the mlnlater.s. This makes
$ CO now In Mr. Chrisllc'a hands. Only $10
Is yet to be raised. When this la done
the ministers will distribute aid among Un
worthy poor. A solicitor will most likely
bo sent out -today , or early next week , r.n
some of the ministers say that money U
badly needed just at this time to help a
uumber of poor who arc iilck.
C'lly ( ioNsln.
Mrs. Olio Maurcr Is quite sick.
W. P. Thompson , Dorchealer , waa a visitor
at the exchangeycslerday. .
Carl Brand , Garllcld , Wash. , Is hero , lookIng -
Ing after some * property Interests.
AV. A. Anderson and R. A. Howe , proml-
iient Idaho slockrneu , are In Iho clly.
Gcorgo Standulier , Dillon , Monl. , Is In the
city , looking after some business mailers.
Charlea Coffman of the Swift & Company
cattle buying force at Chicago. Is hero for
i few day .
The Women of the Ecatcrn Star will give
i high flvo and dancing parly at Masonic
liall this evening.
G. W. Simpson , president of the Fort
Worth Stock Yards company , was a v ! llor
In Iho clly yesterday.
The revival meetings which have been
lield at the First Presbyterian church all
Iho week , came lo ) a , close last night.
The Homo Circle High Flvo club wau
jntertained by Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Plnnell ,
Twenty-third and II streets , last night.
The two factions of Iho republican party
> vlll banquet al Masonic hall one evening
loxt week , -tho object being to promote har-
nony In the ranks.
A now building for storing box lumber
iaa been erected at the Hammond plant.
Pho structure Is ono story high , and fifty
'cot wide , by 100 feet long.
Crutadcr encampment. No. 37 , Independent
3rder of Odd Fellows , gavu a ball at Ma
sonic hall last evening , which was a very
mjoyablo affair.
Iloscrvcr seats for the Young 'Men's Chris-
Ian Association minstrel show will bo placed
in sale at Howard Meyer's drug store ,
Pwcnty-slxlli and N slrcets , loday.
Today Iho state convention of the Plalt-
lutfichcr vcrcen will be held at Hunt's
Kill , Twenty-sixth anil N streets. About
orty dolcgalcs are expcclcd. The session
vlll end tills evening with an cntcrtaln-
nent and ball.
W. Loacox was sentenced to twenty dayn
n the county Jail yesterday afternoon for
cslstlng an olllcer. A policeman tried to
irrrst Bertha Emklns for drunkenness when
jcacox chipped In nnd tried to prevent the
'Ulcer from taking the woman to prison.
"he woman was sent to the county jail for
even dajfi for being drunk.
) .V A ( lUIJSTIO.N OF .MTIlISniCTIOX.
[ fnliin Hold ( 'IINI * Ht'lil In Ili'IiniK' < <
tinniNirlct Court.
Yesterday afternoon when the Union hotel
ese was called In pollco court , a motion
vas made lo dismiss Iho case against Clerk
fanKlosler on the ground that the prop-
Tly wa In the hands of a receiver , nnd
hereforo not within the Jurisdiction of the
lolleo court. This motion was overruled
.y . the police Judge.
As roon OH II was discovered by Iho po-
Ice that Judge Gordon would dLimlwi the
asc because Ihe clerk was not the manager ,
hey made an attempt to have a complaint
led for the arrest of the receiver , I , N.
Valson , on the charge of keeping a dls-
rdcrly house. City Prosecutor TenEyck ,
owover , refused to fllo any such complaint.
lo gave at * lib rca.son that Watson Is an
Ulcer of the district court , and therefore
ould not bo arrmted. Ho alleged that the
roper procedure uould bo to Inform the
ourt of Iho facts In the cane , and allow
L to take action ,
The nnnual muotlni ; of the Omaha Vnt-
run Flrt'incn'H uwtoclutlon will tnko plueo
n Buturdiiy ovc'iiliiK , January 23 , ut 8
'clock. In the rhlcf'M olllcc , in the city
u',1. The olllcern for tlio ensuing your will
D ulcctcd and other Important nmttcra
ranimutcd.
NEVER FAILS TO CURE !
Astonishing Record of. the Great
Paine's Celery Compound ,
Palno's celery compound has never yet
failed to cure.
Where all oilier medical treatment has
failed to relieve Palnos celery compound
has succeeded lime and again.
John W. Uoyd of Mlshawaka , Ind. , says of
his own case :
"Last winter I was taken down with a very
severe attack of nervous and muscular rheu
matism , so bad that I could not He down ,
sltup or stand without the mosl excrullatltii ;
pain. I was nil the time under the care of
two of the best physlflaiiH of the place , but
I did not Improve. I took different rheu
matic cures and uhed an electric battery n
half hour each day for 10 days , without any
rpllof.
"Finally I concluded to try Palnc's celery
compound , and to my surprise nftor using
one-half ot a botllo I was able lo get out
and vote on election day , and bcforo I used
Iho whole bottle I went to work , and have
T TO VISITING lC\iIMCIOll.S.
HviiiiMlllon KMUM-IN I nd-rtnliM-il liy
I.ociil KiiKlni'iTN Itint Mnht.
A very enjoyable complimentary banquet
was tendered last night to II. C. Alexander
and A. C. Shradcr , the Chicago engineers
who have been spending the week In the
examination of the exposition sites. The
dinner was given by their friends among the
local engineering fratcrnlly , and with Its
Incidentals of appropriate toasts nnd good
fellowship , made Ihe guests thoroughly ac
quainted with truly Omaha hospitality. Tlio
banquet was spread in the private dining
room at the Mlllard hotel. The tables were
occupied at 8 o'clock , and , besides the guests
of the evening , Curllss C. Turner , E. J.
Cornish , George Smith. Prof. R. C. Richards
of Lincoln , Rev. S. Wright Butler , R. B.
Howcll , A. J. Grover. F. W. Marsh. A. K.
Sault , George II. Pcgi-am , A. D. Schcrmcr-
horn , charlcs G. Carpenter , George W. Craig ,
P. A. Edqulst , W. S. King. George Mcllrlile , .
J. R. HOUIV. W. J. McEachron , A. P. Wood ,
II. Heal e > f Soulh Omaha , John Cowlcs , James
0. Snowdcn , W. C. McLean , George T.
Prince , J. Y. Craig , 'R. ' U. Owens of Lincoln ,
nnd E. F. Sllmson of Council Bluffs wcro
among' those who gathered around them.
An excellent menu was dbporfd of , nftcr
which -the remainder of the evening was
occupied with the toasts and responses. Cur-
ll s C. Turner ncled as toistmaster , and he |
Introduced E. J. Cornish , who delivered an I
address of welcome to the visitors. Mr. Alex
ander and Mr. Schnidcr responded briefly ,
and then George Smith entertained the ban
queters with some very Interesting remln-
Iscensos of early engineering. Prof , Rich
ards rpoko on "Present Ne ls of the Pro
fession In Nebraska. " Rev. Huilercontrlbulcd
n .willy discussion of the union depot , mid
City Engineer Howell spoke at some lengthen
on the subject of Irrigation.
Itt'CiiviTi'il Small DiiiiuiKi'M.
Mucglo McNcrney has commenced suit ,
n.s administratrix of the oxtato of Jnmc.i
McNorncy , to recover $100 damages from
tint Omaha Street Hallway company for
Injuries allowl to have been rcci-lved by
Mc-Ncrney while riding on one of the trains
of the defendant. It Is alleged that Mc-
worked every day since. I have gained 20
pounds In weight and am fenllng first rate.
"My wife has also been taking It for nerv
ousness and think ! ) there Is nothing like It ,
Wo both recommend It to all of our acquaint
ances , and you are at liberty to use this let
ter ns you eco fit , for It truly worked wonders -
dors In my case. "
And Palno's celery compound la working
just such wonders In every stale , county ,
city and village of the country today.
The reader must know some ono who has
tried It. Ask that person If bo or she was
not at once bcmofltod.
Don't let a dealer palm oft anything clso
on you , however , for there Is as much dlffcr-
once between Palno's celery compound nnd
all the ordinary nnrraparlllas , tonics , nerv
ines and compounds as there Is between nn
electric motor nnd a boy's windmill.
There Is power to euro In Palno's colerjr
compound.
Nerney fell from the train In question , nnd
rcco'vcd Injuries from which he dle-d. The
street railway company confcsHcil Jiuljr-
incut In Iho full amount nuked.
A novel entertainment was given by the
members of the Dundco Woman's club on
Thursday evening In the form ot a Japanese
wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Da IT , once rrsidcnts
of Japan , had charge of the Interesting cere
mony , which was presented with all the
genuine Japanese accessories , gaily colore-d
tllken. garments , choptlcks , rice bowls nnd
nil. Miss Loulso Van Gllaon , as Ihe bride ,
was gowned In scarlet and gold , with an
exquisitely embroidered crepe veil , and
kneeling with the young groom upon a
raised dais , she was ninetlmeti saluted by
the parents and friends of the couple , who
made their low obeisance- her , nnd nlno
tlmcv ) presented with the cup ot nuptial
wine. After this she hobbled meekly 'round
and 'round the stage at the heels of her
nowmadelord , covered with a hugo parasol ,
and followed by her humble maids. Whllo
the wedding feast of rlco was being
laboriously dispensed a charming lllllo
Jap went through a series of convolutions
that might bo described as a fnn-tan , and
two others , real natives of the Flowery Isle ,
played battledore nnd shuttlecocks , and
totsed bean bags In trim jugglery fashion.
The unique program was rounded off with
two musical Irhw , ono by Ihrco lady vocal-
Ms , the ) other by the Morris family , father ,
son and daughter , who played delightfully
on guitar , autoharp and violin. Mrs. John
ston , HIP president of the club , read a paper
on thp plans of this progressive little body ,
which has begun Its good work with a study
of ancient history , and already had thrco
Instructive Illustrullanj of it.
Null ( o Ili't'ovi'i * u PrlulliiK Oiifllf.
Mr.s , F. 11. Fc.slne.r has commenced n
replevin Hull against the HeiinliiKhovcn
Publishing' company to obtain posseanlon oC
the entire xtoek In trade of the defendant
under u chattel mortgage given n m > -
curlty for the payment of u debt of $ SO < i.45.
It Is ulU'Kcd that the note glve.il for Iho
debt IH IOIIK" past duo , but that the de
fendants refuse to pay or surrender the
proi > t'rty covered by the chattel mortgage.
I've Found Out
Doro's fellers rflit ! huro In ills town
what don't know that full or Slocckcr
or ilitt smoke house of hlssun an' I
Ji-s" want tor say to tluin folium tint I'm
KnliiK t ° I ui > p coinin * lo Vm In do pnpur
till dcy forget till about clears except
( hit live-cent "Stoecker" what's better
dan lots of do len-cenlers winio of do
bloods KVO ! me last New Year's day
hnlly KUO ! didn't wo have a time dat
( lay !
F. Stoecker ,
1404
Douglas St.
SAFE
Of your own would have
boon bettor than tlio Onmlui Sav-
Ingn Dank , but now that you'vo ' got
a deposit thcra bring It to tm nnd
wo'11 take It as part payment on u
now Klmball piano you can't lind
u safer Investment yon g t t" °
piano we gut the deposit.
1513 DOUGLAS ST.
Kor fliiow or rain there Is nothing to
compare with HIOHU ladles' Trench calf
or Kronch enamel heavy cork lllled
noli' * they'll Iveep the feet dry IIH the
.Sahara warm as Htimmer and comfort
able IIH a millionaire It's daiiKcroim to
expose the feet In bad weather with
these shoes you are always prepared
for clmiiKOK thcy're made In the "Oth
century cut the regular ifri.cx ) and ijid.OO
Hhoex on Npuclal sale Saturday at only
DREXEL SHOE CO , ,
l-'AUNAM STKUJJT
